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Jeremiah's
Vanishing New York

a.k.a. The Book of Lamentations:
a bitterly nostalgic look at a city in the process of going extinct
2007 - 2021

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Chelsea Mobil

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The Chelsea Mobil gas station, marked for destruction back in 2008 and finally shuttered at the end of 2011, has recently been wrapped in ...
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Marc Jacobs Attacked

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The Marc Jacobs store on Mercer Street has apparently been attacked by a pink paint-wielding vandal. A tipster sends in these photos: "...
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Nusraty Moves Again

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In 2008, after 30 years in its location on Bleecker Street, Nusraty Afghan Imports was ousted by a skyrocketing rent that shot to $45,000 a...
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Monday, May 7, 2012

*Everyday Chatter

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The Pink Tea Cup has been a nomad since its closure in 2010--and now it's moving to 6th Avenue near 14th Street, with a comical new look...
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Blaustein Hardware

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Remarkably, the recently shuttered World of Video , on Greenwich Avenue is not going to become a 7-11 or a Marc Jacobs boutique. It's g...
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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Sun Shine Cafe

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Reader Andrew writes in: "Not sure if you noticed or have heard anything from around the neighborhood/blogosphere about the Sun Shine ...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

*Everyday Chatter

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Alert robbers: The High Line is easy pickins . People "leave their briefcases, their phones, their iPads, and in some cases people have...
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Jeremiah Moss
THE BOOK:
"We should all buy Jeremiah Moss’s book, Vanishing New York." --Sarah Jessica Parker

“Essential reading for fans of Jane Jacobs, Joseph Mitchell, Patti Smith, Luc Sante, and cheap pierogi.” --Vanity Fair

"a vigorous, righteously indignant book that would do Jane Jacobs proud." --Kirkus Reviews

THE BLOG:
"the go-to hub for those who lament New York's loss of character." --Crain's

"No one takes stock of New York's changes with the same mixture of snark, sorrow, poeticism, and lyric wit as Jeremiah Moss." --Village Voice, Best of NY

“Jeremiah Moss…is the defender of all the undistinguished hunks of masonry that lend the streets their rhythm.” --Justin Davidson, New York Magazine

"One of the most thorough and pugnacious chroniclers of New York’s blandification." --The Atlantic, Citylab

"Hyperbolic and combative, tireless and passionate." --Salon
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